Example sentences of "[noun] hold [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chorley Machine Knitting Club hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month , 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Astley Village Community Centre , Nr Chorley . |
| 2 | The Ivel Machine Knitters Club hold their meetings on the second Thursday of every month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Labour Hall , . |
| 3 | His mother sat beside him in the dock holding his hand throughout the short hearing . |
| 4 | Aurangzeb 's musketeers held their fire until the last minute , then discharged their entire artillery . |
| 5 | The Hall Associations hold their reunions at the same time and there is an opportunity to see the work of one or more departments . |
| 6 | The only dodgy graphic is the loading screen with a bloke holding his arms in the ‘ dig ’ position and a caption saying ‘ Enjoy with us ! ’ |
| 7 | Karen held her watch to the backlight inside the compass . |
| 8 | Maddox held his wine to the light , then sipped . |
| 9 | Invisible nails held her feet to the floor . |
| 10 | Nobody in this band holds their role above the old minstrels , or the court fools who used to offer diversion and try to get a smile . |
| 11 | The recently formed AD ( ANCIENT DYKES ) group hold their meetings in The Women 's Centre , Broughton Street , Edinburgh . |
| 12 | And independent loyalist councillor Liz Seawright was also conceding defeat this afternoon , unlikely to receive enough transfers to hold her seat in the area . |
| 13 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 14 | Lucker holds my hand with the kind of grasp that men at sea learn as a last resort . |
| 15 | The neighbours held their noses in the air when she went out dolled up . |
| 16 | The offender held his pistol to the head of a customer who was being served and demanded that the assistants filled two bags with cash ; when one of them hesitated he pulled back the breech of the gun and threatened to shoot the customer . |
| 17 | Juron held his knife to the dead man 's brow and began sawing the monomolecular edge through bone . |
| 18 | The doctor held his finger at the base of his throat . |
| 19 | They sat in their saddles , and for a few minutes there was a great peace , as if the world held its breath at the beauty of this Irish evening . |
| 20 | Given the importance of the French holding their part of the line in Southeast Asia the threat of a settlement was itself sufficient to elicit renewed US support . |
| 21 | She told Julie to hold her hands over the crystals until one ‘ chose ’ her . |
| 22 | Montrose also appointed a second bailie to hold his courts in the regality of Tarbolton , which was considered too detached from the main body of the duke 's superiorities to be handled by the same judge , and , in addition , the duke was himself bailie of the regality of Glasgow with power to appoint a deputy to act in his place . |
| 23 | ‘ She told me her brother held his castle for the Empress , that he had sent her to Gloucester , that she was estranged from him . ’ |